Turn shoe



May 12, 1925.

1,537,419 M. L. DODGE TURN SHOE Filed Nov. 25, 1921 Patentcl May 12, 1925.

"-MILTO'N TbfaZZ tolzl om it may COllCTlLI Be i knownrthat L'MnxroN L. DODGE, a

citizenj'of the United States, residing at Newbiiryport, in the eon'nty'of Essex and State of Massaehnsetts, have invented new 'and useful Improvements n T11 rn' Shoes, of jwhiehthe following; 1s 'a specification. V

'llhis application relates to the niannfae tnre of 'tnrnshoes, so ea lletl, and has for its 19 object toprovide certa n improvements in "the pjrooess of manufacturing theseine for the purpose of reducing the time heretofore i ireees'sary for the ma'nnfaeture of such shoes and fat the sainef ti'ine tofprovide ashoehav 1g ing' the oharaeter .26, iiii-tr giintili'itjs soft and fieXib1 e.Y; ,Son1e-- tim sginsteqdyof rising a; blanklinade jot lealt li l, H some other n1aterial, such as bnolirein,' whiclrmayl be soften'etlliy 1nois ture,

moistened leather. ;.These parts are ordinarily all assembled together on the last anclg the upper (and the sole are v stitched.

ahaminer. The shoe is then allowed to dry and this drying operation occupies a considerable periocl ot tiine, frequently from three to eight (lays. After the drying operation is over, it is then necessary to remove the last l ronithe shoe and the sole is then I subjected to lina-l molding operation in a sole-molding. machine to impart to the sole the ultimate shape which it is desired to i1npart thereto. liven alter this has been aregoniplishechitis again neeessar to relast 1 PATENT; FREQ-5E? '-i-'." ;Q--' i= nponen; or nEWBURYPOR'r,MAssnoHUsnT'rs; Tim

' carriecl 'ont thesaine cley tires; ez'ieh t been; the practice to fenip lo as; the lilan'kfof tempered leather; that is, a rjblanlcfiwhic h has been moistened with h is. employed, Similarly ton the} 3 counter stiffener it has been the pract ce to employ a blankinacle of tempered or temper, aILClJaS "itiis founc l iinpraetieehlei to rete nper the sole aftertheiipper {is been attached and the sole; lias; (lried 'out jto any considerable QXt 1t, the water jne sary for sn'ch' i etenipei ingiaetingto stain or otherwi einjnre'th fuppergallof t v tions from the fixing offthi sblei to theflast' I t ncl including the beating p ien at fipe fi r j i d r-l re f il 4 de tiesr l r lyif m ly r e ti on, Tanct {is fth e 'total gtinie' reqiliretl to all of these "operati'onsjtof be ecnnpl ete el for'one'f shoe is considerable, 'e'onlflerahlefitiine ecessarily enps s j after theljfiist' i rkttivei. of th mup of oper'eti es' 'eng'aged' i his so series 0t"opelations begins; wensthe morning before the last spews-veer the group hasshoe-s in -oondition 'for hiini jto' Work upon, and the last operatiV e;11inst (2011-; tinnej to'work at the end of the; plaiyi' long after the first ope-rative"hasjeonrpletedihis dags workin order'tooondition an theat es on which the first operations have been performed that day soith'alt they mayjbe allowed" to dry. Thus the possible Working day for each of these operetivesj' is; materially shorter thanthe workingiclayolt th e 'faetory.

' The object of the 'prese11't inventionis to: shorten the period'oftiine required ffojr the drying of the shoe and to eliminate one of; the last pnllingj ancl relastin'g operations the finishing of the shoe. This. relasting operation with the shoe shaping anti fit ishing operations heretofore assoeiateclt-herewith rep-resentsa considerable part of the work heretofore clone on the shoe whilethe sole is in temper so that the time interval between the first and last operations when the sole isin temper, is greatly lesseneclby the en'lployinent of this invent-ion whereby 1 the possible length of working day for the opera-tires is considerably increased and n'iacle only slightly less than the total length of the factory working day. This, of course, increases the possible output and 9 the general efiiciency of the factory. This I am abletoacc'oinplish firstby empl yin initially'ino-ldedbofz we and counter stiffener blanks, and by subjecting the shoe to the molding operation immediately: after the shoe has been turned and before it is relasted. Inasmuch as the previously molded box toe and counter stiffener blanks arenot moistened orintemper, notin'a'e is required for their drying and the only time which isconsum d is during'the periodallotted ,for the drying ofthe sole from afew hours to not over a day, As the shoes may be dried .this inventiona much smaller numloer of lasts is necessary for a given output of shoes since the necessity for the relatively large number carrying shoes of several days manufacture which'fare in process o-fdrying at one time when the shoes are dried while on the lasts according to the methods heretofore p-r cticed, is. eliminated. The

object of the present-invention is further achieved by subjecting the shoe tothe sole molding operationyafter it is turned and before it is dried and relasted, the molding. operation occurringwhilethe sole'is still in temperfand before itgis'dried On the accompanyingdrawirigs,

.Figure 1 illustrates a last on which the' partially-formed shoe has been stitchedto the sole but without the box and the counter stittener.

vFigi'i're 2 shows'the shoe after the last has been; withdrawn therefrom, themolded box inserted in place, and the molded counter stilfeiier attached to the sole. I

Figure 3 shows the shoe after the turning operation has been completed and the l ning has been wiped down to lie inside of the counter stiffener.

Figure 4 isintendedto portray the general appearance of the sole of the shoe a-fter the tumingpperation has'been completed.

- s Figure 5 illustratesthe operationof molding the sole of the shoe so as to ,give it the desired shape.- p f I Figure 6 shows a face view of the sole of the finished shoe. I

Figure 7 illustrates a side view of the finishedshoe. w v In the process of making a turn shoe, I first assemble the sole and the upper on a last with the sole and upper insicle-oi'it, and then I stitch them together by the use of the usual machine, the artially made shoe at this time being prm'lded with neither a box toe nor a counter stifliener. The sole, however, is in temper, having been previously moistened. The last is now withdrawn from the shoe and the shoe partially turned as shown in Figure 2. While in this condition, a testes indicated at 10 isi'nserted in the'toe end of the shoe, the toe" box having been. initially molded to proper shape before its insertion. It is located between the lining and the cap of the vamp. A previously molded counter stiffener 11 is nowsecured upon the inner face of the heel e'nd'o'f the sole, as indicated in Figure 2; and, after this has been accomplished, the turning of the vamp is" completed and the loose skirt of the lining "is tucked and smoothed down inside of the counter stiffener so that the counter stiffener lies between the lining and the quarter. The counter-stiffener is provided with a split shank piece such as illustrated in my Patent No. 1,453,924, granted May 1, 1923; and,

tially flat with a slight curvature upward at thetoe end of the shoe. The sole, liowever,

. I is still in temper,' an d, while it is still moist and before the drying operation has been carried on,- the sole} is molded by a suitable sole-molding machine, the female mold being shown in Figure 5 at 13 the male mold being indicated at 14. The co actin'g' faces of the molds, between which the sole is located, are so shaped as' to impart the desired conformation to the entire f-o-r'epart and shank of the solo by direct pressure be" tween the lines of the inseam stitches. The shank may be rounded or I ma im )art. a diamond-shape thereto as may be cesired. In some cases, it is highly' desirable that the forepart of the sole should be straight and fiat as shown Figi'ire 7, and that a relatively sharp angle or break between the shank and the forepart should be formed in the shoe as indicated at a in Figure 7 lhft'er the molding operation has been completed, the shoe is permitted to dry for anywhere's' from three hours to' twentj f vuhours to permit the moisture to evaporate from the s'ole, and the shoe is then relasted for the final finishing operations such as a fixing the heel, buffing the edges of the so e etc.

I claim:

1. The method of making turn shoes, which comprises securing an upper to. a moistened sole, both inside-out, on a last, removing the last, turning the shoe, and locating a dry previously shaped and molded counter stiffener in proper position in the necessarily wrinkles and mars the appearance of the sole, and the sole s'ubstan loo iao

shoe, then by pressure molding the still wet sole, drying the sole, then reinsert-ing a last, and finishing the shoe.

2. The method of making turn shoes, which comprises securing an upper to a moistened sole, both inside-out, on a last, removing the last, turning the shoe, and locating a dry previously molded toe box and a dry previously molded counter stiffener in their proper positions in the shoe, molding the sole by pressure applied to both faces thereof while the sole is still in temper, drying the sole, and then finishing the shoe.

3. The method of making turn shoes which comprises lasting the shoe wrong side out upon a last, removing the shoe from the last and turning the shoe with the sole in temper, shaping the entire forepart and shank of the shoe to substantially finished shape while the sole is in temper, and finally relasting the shoe.

4. The method of making turn shoes which comprises lasting the shoe wrong side out upon a last, removing the shoe from the last and turning the shoe With the solo in temper, molding the entire forepart and shank of the shoe to substantially finished shape by direct pressure between the lines of inseam stitches While the sole is in temper, and finally relasting the shoe.

5. The method of making turn shoes which comprises lasting the shoe wrong side out upon a last, removing the shoe from the last and turning the'shoe with the sole in temper, molding the entire forepart and shank of the shoe to substantially finished shape while the sole is in temper, permitting the sole to dry, and finally relasting the shoe.

6. The method of making turn shoes comprising the steps of securing an upper wrong side out to a tempered sole, turning the shoe, molding the sole to the desired shape, allowing the sole to dry so that it will retain its shape, and then relasting'the shoe.

7. The method of making turn shoes comprising the steps of securing an upper wrong side out to a sole, turning the shoe, then molding the entire forepart and shank of the sole, and then relasting the shoe.

8. The method of making turn shoes which comprises securing an upper wrong side out to a tempered sole on a last, removing the last, turning the shoe, inserting a shank piece in the shoe, molding substantially the entire forepart and shank of the sole to substantially finished form, permitting the .sole to dry, and then relasting the shoe.

9, The method of making turn shoes which comprises securing an upper wrong side out to a tempered sole on a last, removing the last, turning the shoe, inserting a previously molded counter stiffener and shank piece in the shoe, molding substantially the entire forepart and shank of the sole to substantially finished form, permitting the sole to dry, and then relasting the shoe.

10. The method of making turn shoes which comprises securing an upper Wrong side out to a tempered sole on a last, removing the last, turning the shoe, inserting a shank piece in the shoe, molding substantially the entire torepart and shank of the sole to substantially finished form, permitting the sole to dry, and then completing the shoe.

11. The method of making turn shoes which comprises securing an upper wrong side out to a tempered sole on a last, removing the last, turning the shoe, inserting. a previously molded counter and shank piece in the shoe, molding substantially the entire forepart and shank of the sole to substantially finished form, permitting the sole to dry, and then completing the shoe.

12. The method of making turn shoes comprising the steps of securing an upper wrong side out to a tempered sole, turning the shoe, and while the sole is still in temper molding substantially the entire forepart and shank of the sole to substantially finished form, then permitting the sole to dry and finishing the shoe.

In testimony whereof I have aiiiXed my signature.

MILTON L. DODGE. 

